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Missouri (Northeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 29, 2021

6,048 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $135.94/cwt +9.73 vs last sale · ≈ $1,199/hd at 882 lb · 243 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $134.90/cwt +9.21 vs last sale · ≈ $911/hd at 675 lb · 149 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $153.15/cwt +4.94 vs last sale · ≈ $1,121/hd at 732 lb · 139 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 6,048 4,241 5,798
Feeder cattle 4,079 3,593 4,425
Slaughter cattle 648 648 700
Replacement cattle 1,321 — 673

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers 400-500 lbs 3.00 to 7.00 higher, 500-600 lbs steady to 5.00 higher, 600-800 lbs 3.00 to 8.00 higher, spots 10.00 higher, over 800 lbs higher undertone. Heifers steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows firm to 3.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–341 334 34 191.00–212.00 $204.80 $684 +7.80
350–396 382 53 190.00–209.00 $198.52 $758 —
400–449 432 55 187.00–199.50 $192.50 $832 +6.46
451–492 475 88 170.00–190.00 $184.55 $877 +3.15
504–520 thin fleshed 510 13 184.00–187.00 $185.15 $944 —
510–546 529 94 169.00–179.50 $174.29 $922 +3.43
550–596 570 77 157.00–171.00 $166.59 $950 -5.91
583 583 6 145.00 $145.00 $845 -20.34
627 627 9 150.50 $150.50 $944 -10.35
604–649 629 77 153.00–166.75 $158.79 $999 -2.06
650–675 659 78 153.00–167.25 $159.86 $1,053 +7.46
664 664 9 142.00 $142.00 $943 -10.40
716–749 732 139 147.00–155.25 $153.15 $1,121 +4.94
768–787 778 46 139.50–144.50 $141.70 $1,102 +4.25
814–817 815 21 127.50–138.50 $132.22 $1,078 -1.29
865–895 882 243 132.75–137.50 $135.94 $1,199 +9.03
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 3 197.00 $197.00 $684 +11.95
368–390 379 9 182.00–195.00 $189.79 $719 +5.79
413–444 432 30 169.00–184.00 $179.03 $773 +4.66
455 unweaned 455 3 160.00 $160.00 $728 —
452–496 474 35 166.00–181.00 $172.03 $815 +2.66
505–549 532 61 156.00–168.00 $161.61 $860 -1.11
552–585 567 32 150.50–158.00 $154.96 $879 +2.77
588 588 4 146.00 $146.00 $858 -6.19
600–648 633 107 142.00–164.75 $154.98 $981 +6.61
675 675 5 128.00 $128.00 $864 -9.41
653–698 682 32 142.50–147.50 $144.95 $989 +7.54
700–730 706 14 128.50–130.00 $129.67 $915 -4.93
715–749 733 43 137.50–140.50 $138.86 $1,018 +4.26
752–791 767 25 129.00–147.50 $136.44 $1,046 +10.15
807–848 828 24 119.00–133.50 $127.34 $1,054 +4.61
863–891 877 12 120.50–126.50 $123.55 $1,084 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1208–1665 1319 5 107.50–114.00 $110.07 $1,452 —
1215–1680 1372 8 111.00–114.00 $112.56 $1,544 -1.43
1215–1595 1433 16 115.50–119.00 $117.30 $1,681 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
518 518 3 151.00 $151.00 $782 +3.44
550 550 3 135.00 $135.00 $742 —
600 600 5 137.00 $137.00 $822 —
671 671 5 135.00 $135.00 $906 +10.00
718 718 3 130.00 $130.00 $933 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
533 533 3 149.00 $149.00 $794 —
554 554 7 148.00 $148.00 $820 —
606 606 7 134.00 $134.00 $812 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 2 164.00 $164.00 $571 +1.15
371 371 7 164.00 $164.00 $608 +3.26
395 thin fleshed 395 3 169.00 $169.00 $668 —
410–446 430 24 144.00–156.00 $149.11 $641 -1.26
432–433 thin fleshed 433 22 160.50–172.00 $170.43 $738 —
461–495 479 34 131.50–144.50 $139.75 $669 -2.29
500–540 520 36 135.00–142.00 $138.55 $720 +0.18
521 521 5 130.00 $130.00 $677 -8.37
552–597 582 100 130.50–148.00 $138.56 $806 +1.04
575–597 585 12 122.00–128.00 $123.53 $723 -13.99
602–642 625 43 131.00–147.00 $138.24 $864 +5.22
614–637 631 17 121.00–134.50 $128.60 $811 -4.42
653–694 674 140 127.25–143.25 $135.61 $914 +8.67
689–694 691 9 123.00–124.50 $123.83 $856 -3.11
703–749 733 46 123.00–129.00 $125.57 $920 +0.45
734–740 735 17 118.00–120.50 $118.59 $872 -6.53
754 754 11 127.25 $127.25 $959 +3.69
757–777 769 10 110.00–112.50 $111.52 $858 -12.04
819 819 5 112.50 $112.50 $921 -5.25
893 893 3 106.00 $106.00 $947 —
907 907 49 123.25 $123.25 $1,118 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–326 317 9 178.00–182.00 $180.29 $572 —
394 394 7 182.00 $182.00 $717 —
417–423 thin fleshed 420 19 175.00–176.00 $175.52 $737 —
410–430 425 33 159.00–167.00 $162.74 $692 +6.98
459–469 thin fleshed 463 11 166.00–167.00 $166.37 $770 —
452–497 472 64 149.00–171.00 $157.57 $744 +8.02
501–512 fancy 506 7 159.00–164.00 $161.83 $819 +2.33
503–539 518 93 145.00–161.00 $153.65 $796 +6.95
553–595 577 75 142.50–154.00 $149.30 $861 +2.45
593 593 7 138.50 $138.50 $821 -8.35
641 641 7 140.00 $140.00 $897 -6.83
647 647 14 133.50 $133.50 $864 -13.33
654–694 676 24 135.50–142.00 $139.91 $946 +4.10
686 686 4 128.75 $128.75 $883 -7.06
737–749 747 52 132.50–136.00 $135.40 $1,011 -3.15
758 758 3 131.00 $131.00 $993 -0.60
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
337 337 3 148.00 $148.00 $499 —
360–369 366 10 155.00–157.00 $155.59 $569 —
465 465 3 140.00 $140.00 $651 —
560 560 8 122.50 $122.50 $686 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1415 1256 11 113.00–118.50 $116.03 $1,457 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
635 635 5 124.00 $124.00 $787 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
497 497 3 126.00 $126.00 $626 -3.95

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
379 thin fleshed 379 7 191.50 $191.50 $726 —
411 411 5 179.50 $179.50 $738 —
450–495 476 21 146.00–166.00 $159.11 $757 +0.40
500–535 521 22 151.00–160.00 $156.89 $817 +8.44
550–566 556 18 140.00–154.00 $146.20 $813 +4.20
608–615 612 5 139.50–146.00 $142.08 $870 +5.41
719–737 726 11 120.25–122.50 $121.08 $879 +0.34
750–762 757 12 119.00–125.00 $121.23 $918 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 4 141.00 $141.00 $606 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1400 1271 80-85% 66 62.00–75.00 $67.71 $861 +9.83
1100–1415 1276 80-85% 46 55.00–64.50 $60.04 $766 +2.16
1170–1420 1289 80-85% 9 50.00–58.50 $55.54 $716 -2.34
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
760–1175 986 85-90% 17 10.00–41.00 $27.80 $274 -16.98
865–1255 1022 85-90% 15 40.00–54.50 $46.72 $477 —
860–1205 1061 85-90% 24 50.00–60.50 $55.76 $592 +1.09
905–1230 1084 85-90% 42 60.00–67.50 $63.66 $690 +1.61
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1330–1810 1529 75-80% 17 56.00–64.50 $59.98 $917 +0.48
1370–1930 1554 75-80% 51 64.00–76.00 $68.23 $1,060 —
1410–1720 1586 75-80% 5 55.00–60.50 $58.18 $923 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1825–1990 1928 65-75% 4 68.50–74.50 $70.79 $1,365 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1290–2295 1666 8 65.00–82.50 $78.30 $1,304 -9.81
1310–2090 1716 19 82.00–95.00 $89.11 $1,529 —
1670–2225 1942 12 95.00–108.00 $99.03 $1,923 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1024 1024 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 7 1,450.00 $1,450.00
1037–1245 1123 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 9 1,550.00–1,600.00 $1,574.62
1000–1246 1132 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 27 1,300.00–1,600.00 $1,389.68
1050–1373 1231 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 49 1,300.00–1,425.00 $1,371.33
1202–1248 1231 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 8 835.00–975.00 $923.73
1213–1258 1243 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 9 950.00 $950.00
1158–1396 1245 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 17 800.00–950.00 $897.01
1186–1395 1256 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 9 885.00–1,200.00 $1,083.35
1195–1365 1279 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 16 1,075.00–1,150.00 $1,111.81
1131–1409 1286 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 32 1,350.00–1,525.00 $1,450.29
1268–1391 1326 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 15 800.00–850.00 $828.96
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1020 1020 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 750.00 $750.00
1148 1148 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 9 1,175.00 $1,175.00
1155 1155 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,250.00 $1,250.00
1107–1375 1238 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 30 1,225.00–1,275.00 $1,242.33
1301 1301 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 975.00 $975.00
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
930 930 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 900.00 $900.00
1031 1031 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,175.00 $1,175.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
943–1008 976 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 1,350.00–1,375.00 $1,362.92

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
875–975 910 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 25 1,900.00–2,150.00 $2,012.00 —
975–1100 1052 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 15 1,750.00–2,150.00 $1,966.67 —
1150 1150 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 4 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —
1100–1250 1167 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 13 1,700.00–1,825.00 $1,775.00 —
1125–1300 1196 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 13 1,200.00–1,385.00 $1,268.46 —
1350 1350 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 5 1,300.00 $1,300.00 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1050–1250 1198 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 22 1,900.00–2,350.00 $2,193.18 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
950–1100 1025 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 1,425.00–1,510.00 $1,467.50 —
1000–1250 1063 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 12 1,050.00–1,060.00 $1,057.50 —

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
587 587 6 80.50 $80.50 $473 —

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
900–1150 1023 (<2 yrs)Open 75 2,125.00–2,500.00 $2,310.33 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
800–975 861 (<2 yrs)Open 34 1,750.00–1,950.00 $1,867.65 —
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
750 750 (<2 yrs)Open 3 1,675.00 $1,675.00 —

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.